Tribal heritage : a study of the Santals
This anthropological study considers the Santal people who live in the area north-east of the mouth of the Ganges. It looks at dancing, music and poetry; folk-tales; myths and clan organization; festivals; birth and initiation; marriage; death; and the impact of Christian missions.
xi, 211 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
9780227170670, 9780227170687, 0227170679, 0227170687
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Contents: FRONTISPIECE (MAP) PREFACE A NOTE ON ORTHOGRAPHY 1. THE MAKING OF A PEOPLE 2. THE SANTAL AND HIS NEIGHBOURS 3. THE RHYTHM OF DAILY LIFE 4. DANCING, MUSIC AND POETRY 5. SOME FOLK-TALES 6. MYTHS AND THE CLAN ORGANIZATION 7. THE WORLD INVISIBLE-(1) 8. THE WORLD INVISIBLE-(2) 9. FESTIVALS 10. BIRTH AND INITIATION 11. MARRIAGE 12. DEATH 13. THE IMPACT OF CHRISTIAN MISSIONS 14. THE NEW COMMUNITY APPENDIX A. SANTAL KINSHIP TERMS B. SANTALI TEXT OF SONGS C. GLOSSARY D. BIBLIOGRAPHY E. INDEX
Originally published: 1949 by The Lutterworth Press